My Enemies Brother

51: The next day

Tessa's POV:

I wake up feeling pepper kisses on my neck.

Hardin.

A small smile spreads across my face. Hardin moves his kisses to my lips. "Good morning," he whispers. "Morning," I whisper back.

He kisses my lips again before pulling me up to take a shower so we can get ready for another very long day. And as much as I would love for us to stay up here forever, we can't.

After taking our shower we head down stairs to see my mom and Brandon sitting with the police people from last night still trying to find Richard.

As soon as my mom and Brandon see me they immediately come and hug me.

I meet all the strangers that are in my house before Hardin and I get some breakfast.

Hardin stays close to me the entire time because I told him upstairs that I'm not okay with being alone with all the people around me. Not yet anyways.

We eat and talk, trying to avoid the inevitable.

But then Beth comes in. "Tessa," she calls me. We turn our heads to look at her. "You ready?" she asks me.

I look back at Hardin when he squeezes my hand in reassuringly. I nod at her. "Yeah," I tell her.

"Okay," she says. "Follow me." Hardin and get up and do as she says following her into the dining room where everyone is.

We sit at the clearing at the table where Beth is going to ask me her questions.
Jordan is here also.

I talked to Sam, Carter and her went home last night when her parents got here. They're coming by later.

"Okay, let's get started," Beth tells us. She starts firing questions. From, what's the last thing I remember from when I pasted out from whatever drug that was in my system to when we got into the truck and drove here.

About what happened to me while we were wherever we were. Jordan and I took turns taking about our experience there.

Considering she was there way long than I, she did most of the talking.

After two hours of Beth and other officers grilling us from information they let us take a break.

With Hardin's arms around my waist we walk back into the kitchen.

Once I am set on the island I rub my timples. "Ugh," I sigh as Hardin places a loving kiss in my forehead. "I forgot how exhausting that can be," I think out loud.

"I'm sorry baby," he wraps his arms around me, hugging me to his chest. "It's okay," I mumble into his chest.

"Tessa," I hear a small familiar voice say behind Hardin. We pull away and see Jordan standing there playing with her fingers.

"Yes sweetie." Hardin stands beside me.

"Um, is it okay if I don't want to answer anymore questions?" she asks nervously.

I smile at her softly. "If you're not comfortable with it than yes," I tell her. She sighs in relief. "Thanks," she tells me before walking out.

"Your mom's not going to like that," he reminds me. He walks around the island to the refrigerator. "I know, but these things are really traumatizing especially when you've already been through something traumatizing," I tell him.

He comes back over to me, stands in between my legs. "True," he agrees with me. He places a kiss on my shoulder.

"Tessa!" I hear Beth call me from the other room. "You ready to start again?"

I groan in frustration. I really don't want to do this. "You want me to tell her you need more time?" Hardin asks me.

I sigh. As much as I would love that, I can't. "No, let's just get this over with," I tell him. He helps me off the counter. We walk back into the dining room hand in hand.

We keep our hands connected as they continue to ask me question after question.

After three more hours of that Sam finally gets here so it's her turn to endure this pain I have been through for the past five hours.

I can tell she's nervous considering all the complaining I did the first time around.

I wish her good luck before walking up stairs to check on Jordan. She's in the spare room watching TV.

I leave her to show as I hear the door opening.

I walk back down stairs to see Scarlett, Michael and Hardin greeting each other as the door closes behind them.

I didn't forget the strangeness from last night I chose not to do anything about it. But now I have too.

I just hope this goes well.

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What's going to happen next?

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